on a hot team co-hosting the worldwide open space facilitators' conference in san francisco.

I facilitate “Open Space Technology” and other fun, generative methods for inspired, productive meetings and conferences.

I learned Open Space from its originator, Harrison Owen, and have used it for 15 years with clients across the US from my home base in San Francisco.

Most recently I co-facilitated Recent Changes Camp 2008, an unconference for about 70 wiki editors and designers and entrepreneurs. One participant said “this was the best day of conversation about wikis that I have ever had.”

Some of my work:

STRATEGY RETREATS

School for Transformative Learning

Access to Software for All People

St. Augustine Parish Adult Education Program

New York City Alternative and Arts Schools

Sustainable Sonoma County

Castro Area Planning Association

Network of Ensemble Theatres

CREATIVE CONFERENCES

International Association of Conference Centers

American Adoption Council

Council on Foundations / Regional Associations of Grantmakers

Fast Company/Charitech 2.0

Sonoma County Land Use and Transportation Coalition

Theatre Communications Group, New York

I wrote my PhD about using the process in conversations toward community sustainability.

Join us for the World Open Space on Open Space conference in late July in San Francisco - www.wosonos2008.org. There's a training beforehand if you have not experienced the process, and an evening with Harrison Owen on July 22.

I'd love to talk anytime; write me at magic.teams at hotmail dot com